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Virgin Australia is trimming down the number of flights it operates while increasing prices of tickets due to the fuel crisis.

SYDNEY — The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed marginally higher at 8,976.2 on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, gaining just 5.4 points or 0.06 percent in a cautious session overshadowed by Australia's deepening fuel crisis, plunging consumer confidence and lingering uncertainty from Middle East tensions.

US President Donald Trump has praised Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, for arranging the US-Iran talks.

NEW YORK — Gold prices climbed sharply Wednesday, rising 1.54% to $4,816.30 per ounce as investors sought refuge in the precious metal despite signs of de-escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict, with easing oil pressures and a softer U.S. dollar providing fresh momentum to the ongoing bull run.

NEW YORK — Oracle Corporation shares have delivered a volatile ride in 2026, dropping as much as 24% year-to-date from peaks near $345 in late 2025 before staging sharp rebounds on strong earnings and fresh AI announcements. As of mid-April, the stock trades around $162-$167, leaving many investors wondering whether to buy the dip or sell amid concerns over heavy capital spending and execution risks in the red-hot artificial intelligence infrastructure race.

NEW YORK — Shares of Bloom Energy Corp. surged more than 17% in early trading Tuesday after the clean energy company announced a major expansion of its strategic partnership with Oracle Corp., agreeing to supply up to 2.8 gigawatts of solid oxide fuel cell systems to support the tech giant's rapidly growing AI and cloud computing infrastructure.

NEW YORK — Shares of Travere Therapeutics Inc. skyrocketed more than 33% in early trading Tuesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval for the company's drug FILSPARI to treat focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a rare and progressive kidney disorder with no prior approved therapies.

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened slightly lower Tuesday, trading at 48,202.27, down 15.98 points or 0.033 percent shortly after the 9:30 a.m. EDT start on April 14, 2026, as Wall Street took a modest breather following a solid gain the previous session amid lingering hopes for Middle East stability.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have returned to Australia, marking the beginning of their trip with a visit to a children's hospital in Melbourne.

Short sessions, familiar reward loops, and lower-friction experiences are helping entertainment-first digital platforms gain momentum across the U.S.

The global digital economy has reached a saturation point where acquiring new users is significantly more expensive than retaining existing ones.

Some customers of Booking.com have received an email from the company informing them of a potential security breach.

NEW YORK — Hologic Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX) shares traded near $76 as of April 10, 2026, trading close to the $76-per-share cash offer from private equity firms Blackstone and TPG in a deal valued at up to $79 per share including a contingent value right, as the medical device maker's go-private transaction advances toward expected closure in the first half of 2026.

SÃO PAULO — Engie Brasil Energia SA shares rose more than 5% Friday on the B3 exchange in São Paulo, closing at 36.38 Brazilian reais after gaining 1.92 reais, or 5.57%, as investors responded to the utility's reliable dividend payouts, recent transmission auction successes and steady growth in Brazil's expanding electricity market.

SYDNEY — Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: TLX) led the S&P/ASX 200 gainers Friday with a 3.23 percent surge to $14.08 after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted its resubmitted New Drug Application for TLX101-Px (Pixclara), an investigational PET imaging agent for brain cancer (glioma). The move highlighted selective strength in healthcare amid a cautious broader market where the benchmark index eased around 0.55 percent.

LONDON — BP Plc topped the FTSE 100 gainers list Friday with a 3.16 percent rise to 580.50 pence as a modest rebound in oil prices provided support to energy stocks, even as the broader blue-chip index edged lower by 0.05 percent amid lingering uncertainty over the durability of a recent U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

LONDON — The FTSE 100 index closed marginally lower Thursday, finishing at 10,603.48 after shedding 5.40 points, or 0.05 percent, as lingering doubts over a two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire prompted a modest rebound in oil prices and left investors wary despite a strong relief rally the previous day.

SYDNEY — The S&P/ASX 200 benchmark index edged lower Friday, closing at 8,960.6 after shedding 12.6 points, or 0.14 percent, as a modest rebound in oil prices weighed on technology stocks while investors weighed the durability of a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East.

SÃO PAULO — Gerdau S.A. preference shares (GGBR4) jumped more than 4% Thursday to close at 21.33 Brazilian reais as investors applauded the Brazilian steelmaker's resilient North American performance and ongoing capital return initiatives, even as domestic market challenges from steel imports persist.

Galaxy Digital Inc. shares surged more than 11% Thursday to close at $21.15 as investors embraced the digital asset firm's ambitious vision to build "multi-hundred-billion-dollar" worth of infrastructure assets, with its flagship Helios data center campus alone targeted as a $15 billion-plus investment offering durable, high-return characteristics amid the explosive convergence of cryptocurrency, blockchain and artificial intelligence.

SYDNEY — Australia's fuel crisis, triggered by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz during the recent U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, showed tentative signs of stabilization Thursday as a fragile ceasefire took hold, yet motorists face weeks of elevated petrol and diesel prices and lingering shortages at hundreds of service stations nationwide.

PITTSBURGH — Shares of Eos Energy Enterprises Inc. surged nearly 30% Thursday to close at $5.95 as the zinc-based battery storage company reported preliminary first-quarter 2026 revenue of $56 million to $57 million, driven by record shipments, improved manufacturing yields and progress on capacity expansion amid rising demand for long-duration energy storage.

US First Lady Melania Trump has denied any ties to Jeffrey Epstein, saying that it was not him who introduced her to husband Donald Trump.

Police have charged a man said to have stolen diesel worth $1.1 million for unmanned depots in Queensland.

BOISE, Idaho — Micron Technology Inc. shares climbed more than 3% Thursday to trade around $420.50 as investors continued to reward the memory chipmaker's dominant position in the artificial intelligence boom, fueled by sold-out high-bandwidth memory production through 2026 and blockbuster guidance signaling another quarter of record revenue and margins.

EASTON, Md.— Shares of TeraWulf Inc. jumped more than 5% Thursday as the digital infrastructure company, pivoting aggressively from Bitcoin mining to high-performance computing and AI data centers, drew renewed Wall Street enthusiasm following a fresh price target increase and sustained bullish analyst commentary.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Intel Corp. shares climbed more than 2.5% Thursday, breaking above $60 for the first time in years, as renewed optimism around the chipmaker's foundry business, a high-profile partnership with Elon Musk's Terafab project and a fresh analyst upgrade lifted sentiment amid a broader technology sector rebound.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Shares of NVIDIA Corp. edged higher Thursday as the artificial intelligence chip leader benefited from broad technology sector momentum and signs of easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, even as the stock remained well below its recent highs in a choppy 2026 trading environment.

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. rose more than 2.5% Thursday as the social media and artificial intelligence powerhouse benefited from broad risk-on sentiment following a reported two-week ceasefire in Iran and positive reaction to the launch of its latest large language model, Muse Spark, designed to advance the company's ambitious AI ambitions.